State Attorney drops charges against SFHS administrators, criticizes FDLE’s ‘novel legal theory’
Citing a questionable "novel legal theory" and the fact that former SFHS baseball coach Travis Yeckring was never charged with any crime, the State Attorney's...
Newberry man arrested for child abuse after allegedly kicking child at park
Morgan Simeon Prows, 37, was arrested yesterday and charged with child abuse after witnesses reported that he repeatedly kicked a child at Westside Park....
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Gainesville woman arrested for stealing elderly relative’s money
Vision Cierra Wilson, 44, was arrested yesterday and charged with exploiting an elderly woman after she allegedly made purchases using an elderly relative's bank account....
Gainesville woman arrested for threatening to stab woman and dog
Jamiah Starlett Jamie McClellan, 34, was arrested early this morning after allegedly threatening to stab a woman and a dog....
Woman on pre-trial release charged with fleeing from officer after driving away with parking boot
Tia Misel Cooks, 32, was arrested yesterday after she allegedly drove away with a parking boot attached to her car, damaging the boot, and then...
Governor DeSantis signs death warrant for Ronald Palmer Heath, who murdered a man he met at the Purple Porpoise in 1989
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Ronald Palmer Heath, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death for killing Michael Sheridan,...
‘Free’ jail phone calls have $800k budget impact, enable criminal activity
The Alachua County Commission's decision to make jail phone calls free for inmates is costing taxpayers roughly $819,000 per year, and thousands of these free...
Man arrested for sexual battery of juvenile in 2020
Richard Eugene Dutton, 55, who was just released from state prison, has been booked on a charge of sexual battery on a victim under 12...
19-year-old indicted on federal drug and gun charges
DaMorie Lamontay Miles, 19, of Gainesville, has been indicted in federal court for one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, one count of...
Alachua County juvenile charged in Ohio mass shooting threat
An Alachua County 12-year-old has been arrested for calling in a bomb threat to an Ohio high school yesterday...